Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does. George Bernard Shaw on nature
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children. George Bernard Shaw on parenting
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw on patriotism
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. George Bernard Shaw on patriotism
Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous. George Bernard Shaw on peace
It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace. George Bernard Shaw on peace
What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to keep a motor car? George Bernard Shaw on politics
Power does not corrupt men fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw on power
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. George Bernard Shaw on power
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. George Bernard Shaw on power
The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw on power
She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw on power
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw on religion
There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. George Bernard Shaw on religion